1918 Earthquake: Bajestan, Iran

Date

1918

Place

Bajestan, Iran

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

34.500° N, 58.200° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• 1101, Khorasan, IranM6.5 · 60,000 deaths · 182 km
• October 21, 1336, Khaf, IranM7.6 · 20,000 deaths · 139 km
• September 16, 1978, Tabas, IranM7.4 · 20,000 deaths · $50 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 159 km
• August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, IranM7.1 · 10,488 deaths · $35 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 90 km
• January 30, 1549, Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran3,000 deaths · 139 km
• May 10, 1997, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, IranM7.2 · 1,728 deaths · $100 million · 10,533 houses destroyed · 166 km
• December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran800 deaths · 59 km
• February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, IranM6.3 · 730 deaths · 121 km
• September 1, 1968, Ferdow, IranM6.2 · 700 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 56 km
• December 14, 1925, Bajestan, IranM5.5 · 500 deaths · 14 km
• September 23, 1947, Dustabad, IranM6.9 · 500 deaths · 108 km
• September 25, 1903, Kashmar, IranM5.9 · 350 deaths · 78 km
• November 14, 1979, Khorasan, IranM6.6 · 171 deaths · 216 houses destroyed · 161 km
• January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, IranM6.5 · 129 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 140 km
• April 1, 1962, Mussavieh, IranM5.8 · 20 deaths · 144 km

Significant earthquakes of 1918The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1918Recent earthquakes near here

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3104.